There are 6 ways to get from Philadelphia to Sydney by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Philadelphia International Airport
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane PHL - YQY
7h 43m$633–3,039Drive 1,733.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Philadelphia to Sydneycar 1,733.8 km
19h 37m$343–495Train, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to St-Lambert Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Saint-Lambert to Halifaxtrain
- Take the bus from Halifax to Sydneybus
45h 58m$709–2,247Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane EWR - YQY
8h 38m$504–2,207Train to Laguardia Airport, fly
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane LGA - YQY
9h 42m$619–3,485Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane JFK - YQY
9h 46m$498–2,888
Philadelphia to Sydney by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Sydney is to drive which costs $340 - $500 and takes 19h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Sydney is to fly which takes 7h 43m and costs $600 - $3,100.
The distance between Philadelphia and Sydney is 1444 km. The road distance is 1733.8 km.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Sydney without a car is to train and bus which takes 45h 58m and costs $700 - $2,300.
It takes approximately 7h 43m to get from Philadelphia to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 1h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 12:52 AM in Philadelphia and 1:52 AM in Sydney.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Sydney is 1734 km. It takes approximately 19h 37m to drive from Philadelphia to Sydney.
There are 28+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Sydney, NS, Canada?
Air Canada and American Airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–3,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–2,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Ottawa, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,200
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–3,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–3,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–2,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to St-Lambert Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–850
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $29–650
- First Class
- $180–850
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–850
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $29–650
- First Class
- $180–850
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–850
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $29–650
- First Class
- $180–850
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Saint-Lambert to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $310–700
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $310–650
- Business
- $380–600
- Business Plus
- $390–600
- Economy
- $350–700
- Economy Plus
- $390–700
- Phone
- +1 800 575 1807
- [email protected]
- Website
- maritimebus.com
Bus from Halifax to Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–370
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
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